Written by Janaki This is the story of a child named Sathwika, who transformed her life from being a household cleaner to holding a software job through education.She was born into a backward-caste family, which was both poor and large. Sathwika had one younger brother. Her father worked as a…
This year, CRED Foundation is taking part in the Big Give’s Christmas Challenge. Starting on GivingTuesday, November 28th, there are 7 days to make a donation to the campaign. Every donation made during this week will be doubled, whilst match funds last! Save the date and double your donation! November…
Vanessa is 9 yrs old and lives in Acholi Quarters with her mum, her grandmother, 3 younger siblings, and 4 cousins. Her father died last year, and the mother of the cousins (Vanessa’s maternal aunt) is also deceased. Vanessa used to go to school. She was in P3 when her…
The children who are in Spurgeons Academy lower primary classes recently enjoyed a school outing to two locations in Nairobi. Their first port of call was to the city’s domestic airport where they were able to see some of the planes coming in to land. This airport only has small…
We reported last month on the need for a Science Lab at the Spurgeons JSS. One of the other urgent priorities is to develop a computer lab for the students. None of them have access to a computer at home, so the only possibility for them to become IT literate…
Students of the beauty course which is run at the Stepping Stones Vocational college have recently completed their training. The course comprised 2 months training in college, and then 2 months internship in a local salon. All the students passed with flying colours and are now securing employment in various…
Kenya has recently undergone a transition from the old school curriculum to a new curriculum. As a result, students now only spend 6 years in primary rather than 8, and instead of moving from primary school at grade 8 straight to high school, they now go from primary school at…
Congratulations to these kindergarteners who have graduated from their kindergarten and are now attending primary school thanks to the sponsorship programme run by CBISDO, one of our partners based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
